LINGUIST List 15.823

Tue Mar 9 2004

Books: Cognitive Science: Borg/Schwartz

Editor for this issue: Neil Salmond <neillinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. jobrien, Meaning and Representation: Borg (Ed.)
2. jobrien, Perception: Schwartz (Ed.)

Title: Meaning and Representation
			
Publication Year: 2002
Publisher:	Blackwell Publishing
		http://www.blackwellpublishing.com		 
			
Book URL: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=\
0631235779&site=1 

Editor: Emma Borg, Reading University 

Paperback: ISBN: 0631235779, Pages: 128, Price: $28.95

			
Abstract:

This prestigious collection of papers discusses the relationship
between meaning and representation.

Contents 
Introduction: Emma Borg
-ings and -ers: John Hyman
Let the Vat-Brains Speak for Themselves: Gregory McCulloch 
Intentional Objects: Tim Crane
Why Compositionality Won't Go Away: Reflections on Horwich's
 'Deflationary' Theory: Jerry Fodor and Ernie Lepore
Deflating Compositionality: Paul Horwich
Two Ways to Smoke a Cigarette: R. M. Sainsbury


Lingfield(s):	Philosophy of Language
		Cognitive Science 			 


Written In:	English (Language Code: ENG)


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Title: Perception
Series Title: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy
			
Publication Year: 2003
Publisher:	Blackwell Publishing
		http://www.blackwellpublishing.com		 
			
Book URL: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=\
0631224211&site=1 

Editor: Robert Schwartz

Hardback: ISBN: 0631224211, Pages: 376, Price: $64.95
Paperback: ISBN: 063122422X, Pages: 376, Price: $29.95

			
Abstract:

Perception presents classic essays on the conceptual and theoretical
problems in the study of vision. In a style that is accessible to the
non-expert, the volume lays out core issues in the theory of vision
and then sets up a dialogue on the topics among philosophers and
psychologists, past and present.

-Offers an accessible introduction to perception through key readings.

-Presents a dialogue among philosophers and psychologists on the
science of perception.

-Contains a comprehensive introduction and provides suggestions for
further reading.

-Useful for readers interested in philosophy, psychology, cognitive
science, computer vision, and visual science.


Lingfield(s):	Cognitive Science 			 

Written In:	English (Language Code: ENG)


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